The world of computing is a broad business framework where all kinds of myths are sometimes displayed, which may sometimes be true, but which in the vast majority of times are not. How many times have we heard have we heard that “A friend told me about it …” or “I’ve read it in …”. There are many legends that circulate around computing and the use we make of computers and their accessories.
Today we are going to mention some of these widespread myths that circulate about computing in general or computers in particular that can cause us to believe wrong ideas about reality. These urban legends, in some cases are as old as technology itself and if they refuse to disappear.
Files deleted from computer are unrecoverable
How many times has it happened to us that just after emptying the Recycling Bin on our computer we remember that there was a photo that we should not draft or an important document that ended up there by mistake … If necessary, panic takes hold of us because we imagine that we have inevitably lost the file.
Nothing is further from reality, those files are still on our computer, but they are hidden and will remain present until they are overwritten by another file that takes their place. For this reason, there are applications such as Recover My Files or Disk Drill that help us to recover it easily.
Macs are virus-free
In the first years of the appearance of the first Macs, back in the 80s, they were characterized by being virus-free, something that over the years to this day has irretrievably changed . In the past, hackers focused their efforts on PCs as they were infinitely more sold than those produced by the Cupertino company, aimed at a minority sector.
Over time, Apple computers have grown in popularity considerably, which has been coupled with increased sales, which ends up sparking the interest of cybercriminals. That is why, for years, there have already been specific malware for Mac , capable of bypassing all its security measures.
Turn off the router at night, WiFi waves are harmful
The appearance of WiFi networks caused an important change in the use of the Internet since it makes it possible to connect devices wirelessly. For this to happen, a large number of antennas were installed, which has always been similar to the appearance of cancer due to the effects that electromagnetic waves have on our body.
But the truth is that there is no scientific evidence that can show that WiFi is bad for your health, like the magnetic waves from our mobile phone or the corresponding antennas. Since there is no relationship between the use of WiFi and the appearance of cancer, it is not necessary to disconnect the router at night.
If I remove the pendrive in Windows without ejecting it, it loses the data
Other of the myths of computing that many users still have in their retinas. For a long time it is not necessary to eject it previously from Windows. Both pen drives and external storage devices such as hard drives or memory cards have data protected and stop their activity while they are not being used , even if they are connected to the computer.
Of course, when we can have problems is if we extract it while it is reading or writing data, since in these cases it is being used, so it can cause a loss of information.